Greenville rallies past Suns; Keys fall short

July 27, 2014

HAGERSTOWN - Hagerstown (67-39) outhit Greenville 13-9 but couldn't hold on as the Suns fell to the Drive 6-5 on Saturday.

Hagerstown jumped out to a 4-0 lead going into the third inning.

Rafael Bautista singled and came in to score on a John Wooten single in the first. The Suns put up a three-run second.

Hagerstown got back-to-back singles by James Yezzo and Cody Dent. Narciso Mesa moved both runners up with a sacrifice bunt. Bautista drove in Yezzo with a single, and Dent scored on a groundout by Wilmer Difo. Wooten doubled to drive in Bautista.

Greenville (43-62) put up a pair of runs in both the fourth and fifth to tie the game.

Jimmy Rider walked in the third, and Wendell Rijo was hit by a pitch. Jake Romanski doubled to right to drive both runners in.

The Drive added another two runs in the sixth as they continued to put together timely hits.

Hagerstown managed to cut the Drive's lead to one with a run in the seventh but couldn't get any closer.

Mesa singled and moved to third on a Bautista single. Difo drove him in with a groundout.

Bautista led the Suns at the plate with a 3-for-5 effort.

Teddy Stankiewicz (7-7) earned the win, giving up four runs in six innings, while Jonathan Aro (7) got the save. Andrew Cooper allowed two runs in four innings to take the loss.

Lynchburg 6, Frederick 3

FREDERICK - Despite a big day from Wynston Sawyer at the plate, Frederick (48-54) couldn't bounce back from an early deficit Saturday, losing to Lynchburg 6-3.

The Hillcats (52-54) jumped out early with a four-run second. Kevin Ahrens led off with a walk. Tyler Tewell doubled, driving in Ahrens, and moved to third on a single by Emerson Landoni. Levi Hyams sacrificed Tewell in with a flyout to center. David Nick grounded out, allowing Landoni to score, while Will Skinner knocked in Daniel Carroll, who doubled, with a bases-loaded walk.

Frederick got on the board in the bottom half of the inning when Chih-Hsien Chiang homered to center.

Lynchburg got the run right back, though, scoring once in the third. Landoni singled and came in to score on a single by David Nick.

The Keys added runs a run in the fifth and seventh innings to cut the Hillcats' lead to two.

In the fifth, Brenden Webb singled, and Sawyer drove him in with a double.

Sawyer doubled again in the seventh, moving Brenden Webb, who walked, to third. Joel Hutter hit a sacrifice fly to score Webb.

Lynchubrg added a run in the ninth for the final margin.

Nick reached on an error and moved to third on a Jose Martinez single. Justin Bloxom singled to center, driving in the run.

Sawyer's two doubles made him the only Frederick player with multiple hits.

Lucas Sims (7-9) picked up the win, giving up three runs in seven innings. Alex Wilson (12) earned the save with a scoreless inning on the mound. Sebastian Vader (1-3) took the loss, allowing five runs in three innings.